People have been calling me Saints since I was very young, I guess it’s because I have always been calm, positive and respectful… like a saint. My other nick name «Boombox Kid» comes from me always carrying a boombox radio everywhere I go, especially when I paint.

At first what got me motivated to be a writer was movies like Wild Style & Beat Street, then of course Subway Art (book). But then most of all it was seeing all the art the older writers from GF were doing around my neighborhood.

Los Angeles River (Burbank Area) 1986, I was having fun and not really knowing what I was doing… I was just trying to imitate pieces I had seen in Subway Art. As a kid it was dope to just mess around, hit black books and spray paint with friends (MAF)… It was a good experience. I still feel the same love for it today… maybe even more now.

It’s like therapy for me because nothing else matters when I’m painting a piece. I also like the challenge. I always push myself to do better than my last piece. I like to see my progress and the inspiration I give others.